Coordinates: 59°48′30″N 19°46′56″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111

Flötjan Lighthouse

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Flötjan lighthouse
Flötjan
Flötjan Lighthouse in 2009
Map
LocationOffshore 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mariehamn
Coordinates59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111
Tower
Constructed1908 (first)
Foundationrock and concrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1959
Height22 metres (72 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with ouble balcony and lantern
Markingsred tower with a white horizontal band, white lantern
Power sourcesolar panel Edit this on Wikidata
RaconT Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1953 (current)
Focal height26 metres (85 ft)
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.

Flötjan is a small rocky islet in Finland. It is located in the Åland Sea to the southwest of Lågskär. Depths near Flötjan measure approximately 180 metres (590 ft).[2]

Lighthouse

The original light was badly damaged during World War II. A concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1953 and automated in 1959.[3] The light range is 28 kilometres (17 mi). The Stockholm-Mariehamn-Tallinn ferry passes just to the west of the island.

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  2. ^ Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Åland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

59°48′30″N 19°46′56″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111

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